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Monday
Feb272023

Road to Recovery - Back to the Gym

Today was a long awaited day for me, I was not sure exactly when it was going to happen as it was really based on how I was feeling and healing after my Open Heart Valve Surgery. In terms of my Sternum being healed it is mostly healed now but not completely and it does still feel a bit tender so I was very careful today when doing my workout. I kept things light and stayed away from doing any chest exercises as they will tend to open up the chest which I need to avoid right now.

That said, I was able to do mostly everything else and hit legs, shoulders, back, arms and abs today. Again I kept things light and focuses on high volume so lots of reps mainly just trying to get a pump and burn. I am sure after almost 2 month off from the gym, I will feel it and be sore tomorrow. If I am not super sore, I will hit the gym again and do another full body workout tomorrow but I have a feeling I may need to take a day off...

I can say in terms of cardio and feeling short or out of breath, I felt amazing! I did not gas out at all and was surpriesed at what it felt like to actually have my muscels tire out before I gassed out, this has not happened to me for a while and it made me feel almost super human!

Life is slowly getting back to some kind of normal which is awesome, I still need to be careful not to overdo things as I tend to push myself a bit hard at times, that is my biggest challenge right now, holding back!

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